H.L.’s Pale Ale is a highly aromatic and cleanly bitter beer with a crisp but fruity body.

Fun fact: H.L. means Homer Little. The grandfather of Jeremy Pittman (co-founder of Rockpit) and a coal miner for the Red Jacket Coal Company until 1959 when he moved his family to Florida.

Homer is the man we’ve paid homage to with our brewery.

Our interpretation of a light lager. One that actually has color and doesn’t taste like beer flavored water.

Light bodied and crisp, this is sure to please those enthusiastic Coors, Bud and Miller drinkers and introduce them to what beer is supposed to taste like. 

Even the most ardent craft beer lovers will appreciate this light lager as it’s the style of beer brewed long before the bland, boring beers took over the world. 

You’ll also notice there isn’t any rice in our light beer. 

Fun fact: If you substitute the E with an O in Miner’s, this beer takes on a whole new meaning. One that we want to avoid. 

Medium-light in body with crisp, clean upfront bitterness. You’ll want to take time to savor the strong tropical and citrus notes that are prevalent in this all-american IPA.

Fun fact: A “Cackler” is what they called a miner who let others do the heavy work.

Sort of like Derek Zoolander (Click for video).

This coffee milk stout is smooth and silky with roasted coffee tones and a creamy finish. So easy drinking, yet totally anomalous.

Fun fact: Black strap is what miners called coffee. It’s also what they called the oil that went into their oil lamps in the early 1900’s. Which makes us think a lot of miners drank really bad coffee.

Luckily we used a VERY good coffee in this beer which you’ll absolutely appreciate when that first sip hits your tongue. 

Oh and “con leche” is spanish for “with milk”. This beer has nothing to do with Spanish culture but we couldn’t think of anything better to use. “With Milk” doesn’t look or sound cool at all. “Con Leche” looks and sound really cool. 

Go on… Say it… “con leche”.

Now say it with a Spanish accent. You feel cool, right?

Our RPB house blonde that’s easy drinking with a light, crisp finish. You might even notice a slight fruity note in the first few sips.

Fun fact: Blondin’s are aerial ropeways used in open pits in slate quarries to transport wagons loads of rock between locations.

Side note: Apparently it’s illegal to ride a blondin in an abandoned mining area. Wish they would have told me that before the authorities were alerted.

Our SoDo Blondin’ Blonde Ale aged with Chef Bob’s Bourbon Barrel-Aged Pecan Pie Coffee Beans.

Our SoDo Blondin’ Blonde Ale aged with Chef Bob’s Bourbon Barrel-Aged Coffee Beans.

A Chocolate Coffee Porter aged on Ghana Cocoa Nibs and Pecan Pie Bourbon Barrel Aged Coffee.

Derived from old coal mining days, when the miners would take a growler (a type of metal bucket) and put there lunch in it, and put their coffee in the bottom in a separate compartment. This was supposed to keep the meal warm, but it didn’t work too well. On the way home from work, the miner would “rush the growler” over to the local watering hole and fill it up with cans or bottles of beer to bring home. Hence, rush the growler.

Mmmm… Watermelon. Thinking about eating a cold, fresh slice takes you back childhood bar-b-q’s or a sweet snack on a hot day.

Maybe you had a seed spittin’ contest with friends like I did. Maybe you let the juice drip down your mouth onto your shirt turning your collar it a pink hue.

Maybe now you use it to make Watermelon Margarita’s or Martini’s.

Either way, watermelon is the perfect summer fruit…

… and that’s why we decided to capture those summer memories in our new Jolly Quencher Watermelon Gose.

Why’s it called “Jolly Quencher”? Because the first time we tasted this beer, it tasted like a sour watermelon jolly rancher. It still does, but we’ve added some salt (why it’s a Gose now) to REALLY bring out the watermelon flavor and introduce some nice complexity.

It’s a refreshingly original beer that is perfect for these hot summer days.

Our signature gose recipe aged with St. Augustine Gin-soaked oak and freshly squeezed lime. Our take on the popular “Gimlet” cocktail. This one is tart and sour with a side of tart and sour!

Fun fact: This beer inspired another local brewery to start making sours after one of the partners tasted it and demanded they starting making them. Well… demand is a strong word. They “encouraged” the other partner. We won’t mention any names.

Buried Sunshine is a New England IPA shining with the brightness of tropical fruits such as mango, guava, citrus with slight hint of coconut. Soft bitterness with full body and mouthfeel. Coal Miner’s used to call coal “Buried Sunshine” in reference to, “Its just as good as finding gold”!

Rockpit has another hard water coming at you. This time we aged it with pomegranate puree and fresh lime zest with lots of lime juice, making it refreshing and balanced.

A collaboration beer with Twelve Talons, the same brewery we worked with to create our Cinder & Smoke Russian imperial. This beer smells and tastes like a chocolate orange. It gets better as you let it warm up a bit.

At a smooth and undetectable 10.5% ABV, it can get a bit dangerous. But I bet you’re willing to live on the edge, aren’t you?

Available on tap and in bottles (bottles are sold out)

Geschmack Yourself – Berliner Weisse with your choice of syrup

Meaning “flavor yourself,” this is our signature Berliner Weisse with your choice of an ever-changing lineup of syrups including raspberry, cherry, or cinnamon. Watermelon, cucumber, pineapple, coconut, and green apple are coming tomorrow. You can do one or a mix of any, like watermelon and cucumber!

The traditional way of enjoying a Berliner Weisse in Germany is with a Raspberry or Woodruff syrup, so we figured we’d bring the fun to RockPit. Cheers to our good friend Joe Wright for coming up with the name.

Please note that the syrups will change frequently as we experiment (i.e. drink lots of it) to figure out some flavor combinations you’ll love.